California offers optional form for required custody findings in domestic violence prevention orders

Effective January 1, 2026, the Judicial Council introduced optional form DV-150 to document mandatory findings in specified custody and visitation orders in domestic violence prevention proceedings. The form addresses Family Code sections 3011, 3044 and 3100. It is an optional form for findings that may be mandatory under the applicable conditions; its introduction does not itself create a new custody standard. The Judicial Council approved the form on October 24, 2025; its effective date was January 1, 2026.